The world vs ISIS

Joshua Rhodes

There has been a recent article where there was a Chinese prisoner along with a Norwegian hostage killed. Beijing is outraged by this incident. China has been avoiding intervening in long distance conflicts however no china has condemned Isis for these terrorist acts. China may now play a hand in the joint effort against ISIS. ISIS has been executing hostages from many different nations and now with the recent attacks in Paris there is more counteraction to their terror attacks.

                There is speculation of the Chinese sending in their forces into Syria, as well the thoughts of France sending in forces into Syria is also a vengeful option for the people of France. The general stance of holding back the will to counter attack has been something that all people have wanted after a terrorist attack, the Chinese foreign minister stated, “The world cannot afford to stand by and look on with folded arms, but must also not arbitrarily interfere.” So will action be taken by china to invade Syria along with Russia? And what will France do? China has sent some forces to the Mediterranean headed to Syria though china has not given out any information of an official campaign, While France has made an at home offensive, but will china perform an all-out assault?

                Another though is that ISIS continues to not only take hostages but also when will the countries that have captured prisoners counter attack? In the position of china their captured citizens are workers of expansive Chinese projects, along with their involvement with companies and oil across the Middle East and Africa. Their person was captured in Egypt. With this execution china may take a different stand with anti-terrorism. According to CNN china has been making multiple efforts to save Fan Jinghui.

What we do know is that the terrorist attacks of ISIS has influenced joint efforts from many different countries, and also made opportunity for Russia to come back into an important country, and a as well might influence not only the two super powers being involved in the attacks on terrorism, but for the rest of the world’s “lesser” powerful nations to join together to fight terrorism. In some aspects with Japan now having the ability to mobilize their military they can also combat terrorism and maybe even return from the loss of their two hostages from 2014. So how long will the world stand back and watch ISIS continue to perform terror attacks? With the increasing Syrian refugees being accepted all around the world how much will we continue to wait and see more terrorist attacks?

China may not see much in terrorist attacks on their own soil as well as japan, however with china continuing to expand their influence in the Middle East and Africa, this does make them susceptible to Terrorist attacks that it may be a good idea for them to get involved as well and for all nations to join together to handle as mutual threat and finally end this large terror organization that continues to grow since the rest of the world stands back and watches.